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St. Felix of Nola -- 14 January 2022
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| Patron: of Nola, Italy
Felix was the son of Hermias, a Syrian who had been a Roman soldier. He was born on his father's estate at Nola near Naples, Italy. On the death of his father, Felix distribu... READ MORE |
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St. Hilary of Poitiers 
-- 13 January 2022
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| Patron: against snake bites
Death: 368
"They didn't know who they were." This is how Hilary summed up the problem with the Arian heretics of the fourth century.
Hilary, on the other hand, knew ... READ MORE |
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St. Marguerite Bourgeoys -- 12 January 2022
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| Canonized: Pope John Paul II
Marguerite had survived many threats in the twenty-six years she had been in wilderness of Canada. She had lived through Iroquois attacks, a fire that destroyed her sma... READ MORE |
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St. Theodosius the Cenobiarch -- 11 January 2022
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| Death: 529
Abbot and founder. Born at Garissus, Cappadocia (modern Turkey), in 423, he undertook a pilgrimage to Jerusalem, and after meeting with the famed St. Simeon Stylites, he entered a monast... READ MORE |
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St. William of Bourges -- 10 January 2022
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| Patron: of University of Paris
Birth: 1155
Death: 1209
William Berruyer, of the illustrious family of the ancient counts of Nevers, was educated by Peter the hermit, archdeacon of Soissons, his u... READ MORE |
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St. Margaret of Antioch
-- 20 July 2020
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| Nothing certain is known of her, but according to her untrustworthy legend, she was the daughter of a pagan priest at Antioch in Pisidia. Also known as Marina, she was converted to Christianity, where... READ MORE |
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Sts. Andrew Kim Taegon, Paul Chong Hasang, and Companions -- 20 September 2020
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| The evangelization of Korea began during the 17th century through a group of lay persons. A strong vital Christian community flourished there under lay leadership until missionaries arrived from the P... READ MORE |
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St. Achillas -- 07 November 2020
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| Death: 313
Bishop and theologian who lived in an era of dispute in the Church. Achillas was the bishop of Alexandria, Egypt, one of the most powerful cities in the world at the time. Succeeding as ... READ MORE |
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St. Frumentius -- 27 October 2020
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| Patron: of Aksumite Empire
Death: 380
Called "Abuna" or "the father' of Ethiopia, sent to that land by St. Athanasius. Frumentius was born in Tyre, Lebanon. While on a voyage in the Red Sea with ... READ MORE |
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St. Elizabeth
-- 05 November 2020
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| What we know of St. Elizabeth comes from the Gospel, the book of Luke, in particular. In Luke, Elizabeth, a daughter of the line of Aaron, and the wife of Zechariah, was "righteous before God" and was... READ MORE |
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